How Greek science passed to the Arabs / by De Lacy O'Leary.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Leary, De Lacy, 1872-1957, author.

Series:

Kegan Paul Arabia library.

Kegan Paul Arabia library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civilization, Arab--Greek influences.

Civilization, Arab.

Hellenism.

Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.

Church history.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (203 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; I. INTRODUCTION; II. HELLENISM IN ASIA; 1 . Hellenization of Syria; 2. The Frontier Provinces; 3. Foundation of Jundi-Shapur; 4. Diocletian and Constantine; III. THE LEGACY OF GREECE; 1. Alexandrian Science; 2. Philosophy; 3. Greek Mathematicians; 4. Greek Medicine; IV. CHRISTIANITY AS A HELLENIZING FORCE; 1. Hellenistic Atmosphere of Christianity; 2. Expansion of Christianity; 3. Ecclesiastical Organization; V. THE NESTORIANS; 1. First School of Nisibis; 2. School of Edessa; 3. Nestorian Schism; 4. Dark Period of the Nestorian Church

5. The Nestorian ReformationVI. THE MONOPHYSITES; 1. Beginning of Monophysitism; 2. The Monophysite Schism; 3. Persecution of the Monophysites; 4. Organization of the Monophysite Church; 5. Persian Monophysites; VII. INDIAN INFLUENCE, I: THE SEA ROUTE; 1. The Sea Route to India; 2. Alexandrian Science in India; VIII.INDIAN INFLUENCE, II: THE LAND ROUTE; 1. Bactria; 2. The Road Through Marw; IX. BUDDHISM AS A POSSIBLE MEDIUM; 1. Rise of Buddhism; 2. Did Buddhism Spread West?; 3. Buddhist Bactria; 4. Ibrahim ibn Adham; X. THE KHALIFATE OF DAMASCUS; 1. Arab Conquest of Syria

2. The Family of Sergius3. The Camp Cities; XI. THE KHALIFATE OF BAGHADA; 1. The 'Abbasid Revolution; 2. The Foundation of Baghdad; XII. TRANSLATION INTO ARABIC; 1. The First Translators; 2. Hunayn ibn Ishaq; 3. Other Translators; 4. Thabit ibn Qurra; XIII. THE ARAB PHILOSOPHERS; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Notes:

First published in 2001 by Kegan Paul Limited.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 26, 2016).

ISBN:

1-315-82864-2

1-317-84749-0

1-317-84748-2

9781315828640

OCLC:

933433206